While you were gone, adrift and far,
I sat alone, contemplating by the bar.
You were my life, my soul, my core,
With you, love blossomed, forevermore.
Never had I thought, solitude will be my mate,
Left on my own, to a harsh twist of fate.
Yet I know it’s not long, in your arms I’ll return,
But till then, for you my heart does yearn.
I’m lost, I’m confused, I’m a ship without a crew,
I miss those mornings, sharing coffee with you.
Lusting for the evening, to tell you about my day,
Oh love, why did you have to go away?
Your voice, a melody, now so far away,
I yearn, I cry, why didn’t you stay?
A fear engulfs me, a terrifying dread,
Of lost letters and words unsaid.
What do I tell them, if daddy doesn’t return?
How do I explain a war, they can’t discern?
Please come back home, oh my dear,
The silence without you, is too much to bear.
A sudden ring, a bell at the door,
Is it news that you are no more?
Tears streaming, a river down my eyes,
A dreaded call, a cruel surprise.
Yet as Timmy and Sammie come into sight,
The door opens, to a wondrous light.
To my relief, it’s YOU, a sight to adore,
Our children
